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Recent News About Valero
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Defendants in benzene suit seek change of venue
Numerous corporate defendants trapped in a benzene suit blaming 67 companies for the late Cloyce Johnson's leukemia and death are seeking to transfer the case to Harris County. -
Judge grants four defendant summary judgments in benzene suit, tells plaintiff to find a new lawyer
Wortham Nearly two years ago, the Record reported on an Arizona man who crossed two state lines to file a benzene lawsuit here in Jefferson County. -
Pipefitter sues welding company over injuries at refinery
A Chambers County man and his wife say a Texas welding company owes them money for damages after the man injured himself while trying to remove bottles from a metal basket. -
Plaintiff non-suits Valero minutes before summary judgment hearing
Rather than duke it out, a plaintiff in a personal injury suit has chosen a more peaceful action, opting to non-suit the Valero Energy Corp. just minutes before a summary judgment hearing was set to begin in Judge Milton Shuffield's 136th District Court. -
67 companies named as defendants in benzene suit
The family of a deceased Chambers County man has filed a lawsuit against 67 defendant corporations claiming the man was exposed to benzene which led to his death from acute myelogenous leukemia. -
Refinery worker sues Valero after hand burned by acid
An Orange County man whose hand was burned by acid has filed suit against the company where he was working at the time of the incident. -
Gustav misses SE Texas; Area prepared for the worst
Many businesses, like this florist shop on Calder Avenue in Beaumont, took necessary precautions before Hurricane Gustav. As Hurricane Gustav swelled to wind speeds of 145 mph and possible landfall anywhere from the upper Texas coast to east of New Orleans, emergency management officials from local, state and federal agencies were taking no chances. -
Valero breaks ground on $2.4 billion expansion project
U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX), third from left, was joined by other state and local elected officials in Port Arthur on Aug. 13 for the groundbreaking of Valero's $2.4 billion expansion project. As U.S. gas prices continue to climb, the American petrochemical industry is taking steps to increase the nation's refining capacity. -
Worker claims toxic release at Valero caused mental impairment
A teenage refinery worker has filed suit against Valero Energy Corp. and Wyatt Service Co. for allegedly exposing him to toxic levels of hydrogen sulfide, which he claims has left him mentally impaired. -
Class action alleges Valero shorted workers on overtime pay
Beaumont's Reaud, Morgan & Quinn law firm launched a new class action against Valero Energy, alleging the oil giant circumvented paying its contractors overtime by classifying workers' wages as "per diem." -
Five-foot fall leaves man unable to work, sues Valero
The average NBA player can leap anywhere from three to four feet in the air. Not a professional athlete, Quenten Pete fell 5 feet while working at the Port Arthur Valero plant. Claiming the oil company negligently failed to provide him with scaffolding, Pete says he can no longer work and has filed suit. -
Class action against Premcor alleges pollution caused children's' asthma
Jim Blackburn Roughly 100 Port Arthur residents have banded together and filed suit against The Premcor Refining Group, alleging the company's refinery has illegally bombarded area neighborhoods, schools and churches with "toxic" pollution. -
Two falls plus one backhoe injury equal one suit
A former Turner Brothers worker has rolled three separate accidents into one lawsuit. John Ardoin is suing ISP Synthetic Elastomers, along with five other companies, for injuries he claims have left him crippled, partially deaf, blind in one eye and sexually impaired. -
Arizona couple crosses state lines to file benzene suit
Arizona residents Bobby and Nellye Hall are suing Arco of the Panhandle Inc., along with 19 other petrochemical companies, for manufacturing and distributing benzene and other toxic chemicals to the unaware public and for conspiring inflict Bobby with an "illness," most likely leukemia. -
Kelley, crowd turn Valero meeting into shouting match
Hilton Kelley, environmental activist, shouts at Valero Refinery officials at a public forum. PORT ARTHUR -- Earlier this year, self-appointed environmental activist Hilton Kelley tried to throw a kink in Motiva Enterprises' plans for a $5 billion expansion of its Port Arthur refinery. -
This Just In
Recent filings in Jefferson County District Courts, June 13-20